International Finance Business Partner

JOB PURPOSE

TheInternational Finance Business Partner is responsible for supporting the day-to-day finance and accounting activities of international offices, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, financial reporting, reconciliations, budgeting, cash management, compliance, and financial analysis. The role serves as a key finance contact for international offices, internal stakeholders, banks, auditors, vendors, and external service providers, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant financial operations across multiple jurisdictions. The position will perform hands-on finance activities while supporting the Finance Manager in strengthening financial controls, improving processes, and providing reliable financial information for management decision-making.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

International Finance Operations & Accounting

• Manage day-to-day finance and accounting activities for assigned international offices.
• Ensure accurate and timely recording of financial transactions in accordance with applicable accounting standards, policies, and procedures.
• Process journals, accruals, prepayments, provisions, intercompany transactions, and general ledger activities.
• Maintain accurate accounting records and coordinate with international offices and external accounting providers.
• Monitor finance activities and identify issues requiring management attention.
• Ensure consistent application of finance policies and procedures.

Accounts Payable & Vendor Management

• Manage the end-to-end accounts payable process, including invoice verification, coding, approvals, posting, and payments.
• Review invoices against purchase orders, contracts, and supporting documentation.
• Monitor outstanding invoices, payment schedules, supplier balances, and aged payables.
• Resolve invoice and payment issues with vendors and internal stakeholders.
• Coordinate vendor-related matters with Procurement and business teams.
• Perform supplier reconciliations and ensure appropriate treatment of VAT/GST, withholding taxes, and applicable charges.

Accounts Receivable & Revenue

• Manage accounts receivable activities, including invoicing, collections, receipts, and reconciliations.
• Monitor overdue balances and follow up with relevant stakeholders and customers.
• Investigate discrepancies between invoices, receipts, customer balances, and accounting records.
• Prepare ageing reports, highlight collection risks, and support initiatives to improve working capital.

Financial Reporting & Analysis

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports for international offices.
• Prepare management reports covering expenditure, budgets, variances, cash positions, receivables, and payables.
• Analyze financial performance and significant budget/forecast variances.
• Provide explanations and recommendations to management.
• Consolidate and validate financial information from international offices and external accounting providers.
• Support financial statements, reporting packages, and ad hoc financial analysis.

Budgeting, Forecasting & Financial Planning

• Support annual budgets and periodic forecasts for international offices.
• Coordinate with office managers and stakeholders to obtain budget assumptions and expenditure requirements.
• Monitor actual expenditure against approved budgets and provide variance analysis.
• Support the Finance Manager in forecasting potential cost pressures and savings opportunities.
• Ensure financial commitments remain aligned with approved budgets and organizational priorities.

Cash Management & Banking

• Monitor cash balances and liquidity requirements across international offices.
• Coordinate funding requirements with international offices and the Finance Manager.
• Review banking activities and perform regular bank reconciliations.
• Coordinate with local and international banks on payments, documentation, and account administration.
• Support foreign currency transactions and monitor foreign exchange impacts.
• Identify and escalate potential cash flow issues.

Reconciliations & Financial Controls

• Perform bank, supplier, customer, intercompany, balance sheet, and general ledger reconciliations.
• Investigate and resolve outstanding and reconciling items.
• Review accounting entries and supporting documentation for accuracy and compliance.
• Support implementation and monitoring of financial controls.
• Identify control weaknesses, financial risks, and process gaps and recommend corrective actions.
• Maintain adequate supporting documentation for transactions and audit purposes.

Tax, Regulatory Compliance & Audit

• Support compliance with applicable accounting, tax, VAT/GST, withholding tax, statutory reporting, and other financial requirements.
• Coordinate with external accountants, tax advisors, auditors, and professional service providers.
• Support preparation of statutory financial and tax-related information.
• Support internal and external audits and implementation of agreed corrective actions.
• Monitor changes in financial and tax requirements affecting international offices.

Intercompany & International Transactions

• Process and reconcile transactions between headquarters and international offices.
• Monitor intercompany balances and ensure timely settlement.
• Support cross-border funding, recharges, cost allocations, and related documentation.
• Coordinate foreign currency, transfer pricing, and other cross-border finance matters where applicable.

Finance Systems, Data & Process Improvement

• Maintain accurate financial information within ERP and finance systems.
• Support finance system enhancements and automation initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual processes and improve reporting and controls.
• Support financial data quality and consistency across systems.
• Develop finance templates, trackers, reconciliations, dashboards, and reporting tools.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of international finance processes.

Stakeholder & Service Provider Management

• Act as a key finance contact for international office managers and business stakeholders.
• Provide guidance on accounting, payments, budgeting, reporting, and other financial matters.
• Coordinate with accountants, auditors, tax advisors, banks, payroll providers, and other service providers.
• Monitor service provider performance against agreed deliverables and timelines.
• Maintain effective relationships with stakeholders across different jurisdictions and time zones.
• Escalate significant financial, operational, compliance, or control issues to the Finance Manager.

QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Professional accounting qualification, or progress toward ACCA, CPA, CMA, or equivalent, is preferred.
• Minimum 5–8 years of experience in accounting, finance operations, financial reporting, or a similar finance role.
• Experience supporting multiple entities, branches, subsidiaries, or international offices is highly desirable.
• Strong practical experience in Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and management reporting.
• Experience dealing with auditors, accountants, tax advisors, banks, and financial service providers.
• Experience with ERP and financial reporting systems; Oracle Fusion or similar ERP experience is preferred.
• Good understanding of accounting principles, internal controls, and financial processes.
• Knowledge of international accounting, taxation, VAT/GST, and cross-border transactions is an advantage.
• Strong Excel and financial data analysis skills.
• Experience working with geographically dispersed teams and stakeholders across different countries and time zones is preferred.